falsity

英 [ˈfɔːlsəti]

美 [ˈfɔːlsəti]

n.  虚假; 不真实; 错误

复数：falsities　

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BNC.23395 / COCA.25357

牛津词典

noun

• 虚假；不真实；错误
  the state of not being true or genuine

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不正确的;虚假的;错误的
  If something isfalse, it is incorrect, untrue, or mistaken.
  1. It was quite clear the President was being given false information by those around him...
     很明显，总统身边的人在不断向他传递错误信息。
  2. You do not know whether what you're told is true or false...
     你不知道听到的是真还是假。
  3. His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.
     他姐姐说他故意给医院留了假名字和假地址。
• ADJ 人造的;伪造的;假的
  You usefalseto describe objects which are artificial but which are intended to look like the real thing or to be used instead of the real thing.
  1. ...the items she'd secreted in the false bottom of her suitcase.
     她藏在手提箱底部暗格中的物品
  2. ...a set of false teeth...
     一副假牙
  3. I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.
     我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。
• ADJ-GRADED (人)虚伪的;(举动)装腔作势的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asfalse, you are criticizing them for being insincere or for hiding their real feelings.
  1. She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty...
     她低着头，故作谦卑地笑着。
  2. 'Thank you,' she said with false enthusiasm...
     “谢谢你，”她假装热情地说。
  3. Even to himself the geniality rang false and he came to a stop.
     这种亲切的语气他自己听来都显得虚伪，于是他停了下来。

英英释义

noun

• a false statement
  Synonym:falsehooduntruth
• the state of being false or untrue
  1. argument could not determine its truth or falsity
  Synonym:falseness

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